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Experus State-of-the-Art Report
Vapour Equilibrium and Osmotic Technique for Suction Control
J.A. BlatzUniversity of Manitoba, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Y-J. CuiEcole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées – CERMES, Paris, France
L.A. OldecopIDIA, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina
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Reporters
• James Blatz– University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CANADA
• Yu-Jun Cui– Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées – CERMES,
Paris, France
• Luciano Oldecop– IDIA, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina
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Introduction
• State-of-Art-Report Background• Introduction - Vapour Equilibrium Method• Use of VET in Traditional Laboratory Tests• Introduction - Osmotic Method• Use of OM in Traditional Laboratory Tests• Unique Application of the Methods• Limitations and Uncertainty• Conclusions / Discussion Period
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State-of-Art-Report Background
• Contacted researchers from all corners of the world.– 28 research groups were solicited for input
• Conducted extensive literature review.– 53 references in the final manuscript for the report.
• Reviewed and edited by the reporters.– Aim was to provide a reasonably comprehensive
summary of past and recent work.
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Reference Dates
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Contributing Groups• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Barcelona, Spain• Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
CERMES, Paris, France• Imperial College
London, England• University of Saskatchewan (USG)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan• Università degli Studi di Trento
Trento, Italy
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Suction and Relative Humidity
π+−= )( wa uuS
)ln()/1(
RHM
TRSww
⋅⋅
=ρ
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Importance of Suction Control
• Fundamental stress state variable for unsaturated materials (Fredlund and Morgenstern 1976)
• Application of stress paths consistent with our physical environment.
• Necessary for development of constitutive models that can predict the behaviour of unsaturated soils.
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Vapour Equilibrium Method
After Tang and Cui (2005)
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Vapour Equilibrium Method
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VET in Traditional Laboratory Tests
After Bernier et al. (1997)
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VET in Traditional Laboratory Tests
After Cuisinier and Masrouri (2004)
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VET in Traditional Laboratory Tests
After Hoffman et al. (2005)
UPC Barcelona Oedometer
Combines VET and axis translation to optimize the capabilities of the apparatus over a large range of suction control.
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VET in Traditional Laboratory Tests
After Cunningham et al. (2003)
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VET in Traditional Laboratory Tests
After Blatz and Graham (2003)
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VET in Traditional Laboratory Tests
After Lourenço et al. (2006)
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Osmotic Method (OM)
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History of the Osmotic Method (OM)
• MEDICINE : Dialysis membrane• BIOLOGY : Lagerwerff et al. (1961)• SOIL SCIENCE : Zur (1966)• GEOTECHNICAL Eng. : Kassiff & Ben
Shalom (1971)
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MATERIALS for OM
• PEG : POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (C2H4)n
– high molar mass : 1500 to 20 000– aqueous solution
• DYALISIS CELLULOTIC MEMBRANES– variable molecular weight cut-off
(MWCO), corresponding to PEG molar mass :
PEG 20 000 / MWCO 14 000 , PEG 6 000 / MWCO 4 000…
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PEG CALIBRATION for OM
After Delage et al. (1998)
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Imposing suction using OM
After Cui and Delage (1996)
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OM in Laboratory Tests
After Kassiff & Ben Shalom (1971) and Delage et al. (1992)
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OM in Laboratory Tests
After Cui & Delage (1996)
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Unique applications• 5 papers presented in the current session
Type of application
TECHNIQUESAUTHORS
VET
VET/OM
VET/ATT
VET/ATT
VET/OM
uniqueTaïbi et al
uniqueVillar et al
uniqueHoffmann et al
traditionalAgus & Schanz
traditionalAbou-Bekr et al
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Unique applications
After Oldecop and Alonso (2004)
Rockfill testing:- Sharp edges of rock particles- No continuity of the liquid phase.
Other methods for suction control are not applicable.
3 Load cellsHygrometer
Displacement transducer
Air pump
Salinesolution
Solution vessel(not to scale)
ROWE OEDOMETER (300 mm in diam.)
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Advantages of VET
• High versatility (no interface elements needed). Easy to install in most test setup.
• No air pressure within the specimen.
• Very high (total) suction values can be attained with VET (as with no other method).
• Suitable for producing gradual and uniform changes in moisture across the specimen.
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Limitations and drawbacks of VET• Long equilibration periods (can be reduced by
forcing air circulation)
• An environment with controlled temperature is required. Temperature gradients in the system should be strictly avoided.
• Inconsistency of measured/controlled suction variable with the rest of the methods.
• VET is ill-suited for the low suction range (less than 10 MPa).
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Limitations of VET
After Oldecop and Alonso (2004)
+2%
RH-2%
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ADVANTAGES of OM
• Liquid water transfer• No air pressure inside the sample, water
really under suction– closer to reality, specially near saturation
(cf. air occlusion)– safer (no air pressures containment)– higher suctions easily attained : 1.5 MPa – 10 MPa
possibly 12 MPa
• Easy, inexpensive determination of Water Retention Curves (WRC)
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DRAWBACKS of OM
• Membrane fragility– bacteria attacks : several drops of Penicillin in solution : ⇒ 1 month resistance
– mechanical resistance to shear– Temperature affected (Taïbi et al , EXPERUS)
• High solution viscosity at higher suctions (> 5 MPa)
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Final remarks
• VET and OM are well established methods for controlling suction. New application possibilities are still developing.
• Both methods provide higher suctions ranges than others available methods. Good complementation possibilities.
• A common attractive feature of both methods is that the air pressure within the specimen is the atmospheric.
• Comparative experimental results (as those presented by Abou-Bekr et al, Experus) would be helpful in developing more confident testing procedures
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Instituto de Investigaciones Antisísmicas “Ing. Aldo Bruschi” Facultad de IngenieríaUniversidad Nacional de San Juan
Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherche enMécanique des Sols Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées
Geotechnical GroupDepartment of Civil EngineeringUniversity of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
QUESTIONS?
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Unique Applications of VET and OM
After Villar et al. (2005)
Sample Porous plate SteelSample Porous plate Steel
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Unique Applications of VET and OM
After Taibi et al. (2005)
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Comparison of VET and OM
After Abou-Bekr et al. (2005)
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Advantages VET
• No air pressure inside the sample, water really under suction– Better representation of the physical
environment, specially near saturation (cf. air occlusion)– higher suctions easily attained :
approximately 4MPa to the theorecticallimit.
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Drawbacks (VET)
• Long equilibration times– Unless an advective flow system is utilized.
• Very difficult to precicely control suctions in the lower range– Due to measurement error with mass of dissicant
especially for unsaturated solutions.
• Very sensitive to temperature changes– Important to have appropriate control of
temperature.
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Limitations of VET
After Agus and Schanz (2005)